Never knowingly undersolved
We have a puzzle from Grecian today I liked the clues mentioning real people or fictional characters such Dr Hook, Mitch Marsh, Marvin the paranoid android, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Nick … Read more >>
The unpronouncable one is today's compiler.
I hope this last blog (for me) of 2024 finds you in GOOD HEALTH…
Eccles on fine form as usual this Wednesday.
A tricky solve – my favourites were 5ac, 10ac, 23ac, 25ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Paul
Great fun from Goliath!
Kruger, notching up his sixty-second puzzle in the Inquisitor sequence.
Preamble: Every clue contains a definition and wordplay. Odd-numbered across clues consist of definition/wordplay for another odd-numbered across entry and wordplay/definition for an even-numbered down entry. Likewise, even-numbered down clues consist of definition/wordplay for another even-numbered down entry and wordplay/definition for an odd-numbered across entry.
The last puzzle we blogged by Atrica was back in July last year which had a theme based on cocktails.
Regular readers will know I’m not generally a big Anto fan, but I enjoyed this one. A bit of a science-y feel to it, though perhaps not enough to constitute a full theme. … Read more >>
Thank you, Moo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1. Might monk appear like this to people? (7) INHABIT : [IN HABIT](how a monk might appear, clothed in his robe]. Defn: …/to … Read more >>
GAFF begins the week with "a birthday puzzle"…
Coot is an occasional setter on Mondays and provides well-written clues. There was not much to complain about and plenty to enjoy.
A third Monday outing for Dynamo.
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 7, 2024
A thoughtfully constructed Quiptic from one of the slot’s most reliable and enjoyable setters. Bravo. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>